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AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN LANDS ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY TO WARD 4; ZONING SAID ANNEXED TERRITORY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, a petition for the annexation of certain lands to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, hereinafter described, was duly filed in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, on August 19, 1976; and
WHEREAS, said petition for the annexation of said lands was duly signed by the sole owners of all of the acreage to be annexed to the City of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS, an order setting a hearing upon said petition was entered, notice was duly published of said hearing and a hearing upon said petition was duly had and held in the County Court of Craighead County, Arkansas, on September 21, 1976, at which hearing it was duly found and declared that said petition for annexation was right and proper and that such lands hereinafter described should be annexed to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, whereupon an order of annexation was made and entered; and
WHEREAS, thirty days (30) days having expired since the order of annexation dated September 21, 1976, and no proceedings to prevent said annexation having been filed in the Circuit Court for the Jonesboro District of Craighead County, Arkansas, by its order of October 22, 1976.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: The territory and lands annexed to the City of Jonesboro by order of the County Court of Craighead county, Arkansas, by its order of September 21, 1976, be and are hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas and said territory hereinafter described shall be hereafter deemed and taken to be a part and parcel of the limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas and the inhabitants residing herein shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of the inhabitants within the original limits of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 2: The lands and territory hereby annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas are more particularly described as follows:
A part of the South One Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 14 North, Range 3 East, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 23; thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes West along the South line of said Northeast Quarter 555.0 feet to the point of beginning proper; thence continue South 89 degrees 40 minutes West 1004.25 feet; thence North 1 degree 02 minutes East 990.8 feet; thence North 89 degrees 40 minutes East 1135.5 feet; thence South 35 degrees 49 minutes West 144.1 feet; thence South 32 degrees 41 minutes West 100.0 feet; thence South 0 degrees 20 minutes East 234.4 feet; thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes West 15.5 feet; thence South 0 degrees 20 minutes East 156.0 feet to the Point of Beginning Proper and containing 23.67 acres, more or less, and being subject to existing road right-of-way along the South and West side of the Tract.
Section 3: The lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro and hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro and hereby accepted by the City of Jonesboro are hereby assigned and attached to Ward 4 of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Section 4: Said lands and territory annexed to the City of Jonesboro are hereby zoned Residential (R-2); Residential (R-3) and Commercial (C-4) as shown by the plat attached hereto.
Section 5: It is hereby found and declared by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that there is now an extreme urgency that the territory herein be immediately annexed to and accepted by the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, so that said property and the citizens and property owners of said territory described herein can be entitled to fire, police, zoning and other protection and benefits and that said benefits and protection are urgently needed now in order to allow orderly growth and development of said lands and territory. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall take effects and be in full force from and after its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day of December, 1976.